Chapter 111 - Thoughtful (1/2)

The two quietly stayed in their own areas of the room with their own thoughts. Dinner arrived and Lei Xing could immediately tell what it was. As they sat down, Eunuch Li smiled at her and informed, ”The Emperor specially ordered this ginseng chicken soup to be prepared for you with a 200-year-old ginseng.”

Lei Xing stared at the piping hot pot of chicken soup then glanced up at the Emperor, who was looking off to the side with a smug expression. Lei Xing knit her brows and then stared at the bowl of soup placed in front of her, when she made no moves to start eating, the Emperor frowned, ”Is something wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Lei Xingknit her brows, then shook her head then picked up the spoon and started eating. The soup was perfect, even better than last time with notes of ginger which Lei Xing greatly appreciated. After a few spoons, she let out a sigh of satisfaction.

{...I really need to find these cooks...}

The Emperor looked at her enjoying her soup and smiled, then went on to eat himself. After dinner, the Emperor went back to his makeshift workspace on the side and focused on his memorials, pretending not to notice Lei Xing, who was sitting on the bed staring at him with an increasingly pouting expression. After a while, she knit her brows and said, ”You don't need to stay here.”

The Emperor finally paid her attention and looked up at her pouting expression and snorted, but quickly cleared his throat to mask it. That pouting expression along with her dotted face looked really funny and adorable to him.

The Emperor then smiled and asked, ”Do you dislike me being here?”

Lei Xing blinked and then looked away, knitting her brows.

{...What sort of question is that? -_-)...}

”I'm just saying you don't need to stay.” Lei Xing mumbled, still looking away with a frown.

The Emperor stared at her for a while. He got the message that she wanted to be left alone, but her demeanor seemed to send a different message to him...She seemed lonely.

{...She is really difficult to understand...}

The Emperor sighed and said, ”It's easier to concentrate here.” Then looked back down at his work.

Lei Xing peeked at him, when she saw he wasn't looking. She went back to pouting in his direction. The Emperor smirked and continued to pretend to be unaware.

After a while of sitting there stewing for no reason, Lei Xing yawned and then decided to go to sleep.

{...Sleep is a much better use of my time...}

Once she laid down, it didn't take long for her to fall asleep. But it seems her stewing followed her into her dreams because when the Emperor finally got in the bed later, he saw her eyes open and glare at him and he froze thinking that he woke her, until she closed her eyes, pulled the blanket back up and smiled as she snuggled into it.

Apparently she was displeased with the cold air that floated in when he opened the blanket to enter and subconsciously glared at the cause of the discomfort. The Emperor quietly chuckled and then moved closer to her so he could properly be covered without bothering her. He smiled at her dotted face for a while, then lightly touched her face.

{...She really is very amusing...and adorable...different...}

The next day, when Lei Xing woke up the Emperor was gone and she leisurely went about her day. The head physician came to check on her, and before he left he cleared his throat, smiled and bowed, ”Your highness, it is a great relief to see you better...I was wondering if this lowly one could make a request?”

Lei Xing raised an eyebrow, ”Go ahead.”

His smile broadened, ”I was informed that you got the idea of a medicinal bath from a book...Ah, so I was wondering if you could borrow it to me,...or maybe let me know the name...?” He paused and then added, ”It's so that we can all learn from it...to avoid mistakes like before in the future...” He glanced up at Lei Xing, then quickly added on, ”...It will be very much appreciated by all...”

Lei Xing was quiet for a while, then she sighed, ”Unfortunately, it was lost a long time ago...I read it as a child and that part happened to stick in my head...I don't even remember the name...I'm sorry.” She then smiled, ”But you are free to study my condition if it helps.”

The head physician shook his head, ”I wouldn't dare...”

Lei Xing shrugged, ”Up to you...How is Prince Yi's condition?”

The head physician knit his brows, then informed, ”Hm, his condition is slowly improving.”

The doors then opened and Lei Xing saw Ah Jin come in followed by her mother. Lei Xing blinked in surprise as her mother quickly came up to her, gasping in shock and then bursting into tears as she stared at her face. Other than the Imperial doctors and the servants in her palace and the Emperor's personal servants. No one else was aware of what her actual condition was, so it was a great shock to see her beautiful daughter's face covered in spots.

The head physician quickly excused himself to give them privacy.

Lei Xing sighed and comforted the crying woman, assuring her that she was alright. Her mother touched her face all over while crying, ”Your beautiful face...what's going to happe-...how will you surviv-...”

Lei Xing grabbed her hand, ”I'm fine...It'll be gone in a few days.”